Annotation:Lord Chief Baron's Favorite
X:1 T:Lord Chief Baron’s Favorite M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:Robert Mackintosh – “A Fourth Collection of New Strathspey Reels, also some Famous old Reels” (1804, p. 32) N:Dedicated to the Dutchess [sic] of Manchester N:Robert “Red Rob” Mackintosh (c. 1745-1808) was a Scottish violinist and N:composer active in Edinburgh at the end of the 18th century. Originally from N:Tullymet, near Pitlochry, Perthshire. He moved to London in the last decade N:of his life. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amin c|A/A/A a2 gede|cGGE GABG|A/A/A a2 gede|cAB^G A/A/A A:| c|GAcd ecde|c(GGE) cGGc|GAcd ecde|cAB^G A/A/A Ac| GAcd ecde|c(GGE)) GAcg|aged edca|gedc A/A/A A||
LORD CHIEF BARON'S FAVORITE. Scottish, Reel (whole time). A Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The Lord Chief Baron was the title for the Chief Baron of the Exchequer of Great Briton,who presided in the equity court andspoke for the court in legal proceedings.Practically speaking, he held the most important office of the Exchequer of Pleas. At the time Mackintosh published his Fourth Collection (c. 1804) the Lord Chief Baron was Scottish lawyer, judge and politician Wikipedia:Sir_Archibald_Macdonald,_1st_Baronet (1747-1826). Mackintosh also included tunes for members of Sir Archibald's family in his collection. "Lady Louisa Macdonald's Strathspey" honors his wife,Lady Louisa Leveson-Gower, daughter of [[Wikipedia:Granville_Leveson-Gower,_1st_Marquess_of_Stafford<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granville_Leveson-Gower,_1st_Marquess_of_Stafford" data-mce-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granville_Leveson-Gower,_1st_Marquess_of_Stafford">]],</a>then Lord President of the Council
